Grammar Flashcards
Over the weekend, I watched a HILARIOUS old movie, Genevieve, on late night television.
Adjective
Over the weekend, I watched a hilarious old movie, Genevieve, ON late night television.
Preposition
Over the weekend, I WATCHED a hilarious old movie, Genevieve, on late night television.
Verb
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For-And-Nor-But-Or-Yet-So
OVER the weekend, I watched a hilarious old movie, Genevieve, on late night television.
Preposition
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a pronoun?
Something that substitutes a noun
What is a verb?
An action word
What is an adjective?
Something that describes a noun
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Usually tell HOW MANY, WHEN, WHERE, HOW MUCH, AND WHY.
What is a preposition?
It displays the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another part of a sentence.
What is a conjunction?
It joins words and phrases
The whole STORY takes place in the countryside of England, and it is very interesting.
Noun
IT is very good black and white movie from the 1930s 1940s.
Pronoun
The whole story takes place in the countryside of England, AND it is very interesting.
Conjunction
The WHOLE story takes place in the countryside of England, and it is very interesting.
Adjective
Two young couples enter THEIR cars in a road rally for fun.
Pronoun
Two young couples enter their cars in a road rally FOR fun.
Conjunction
Two young couples enter their cars in a road rally for FUN.
Noun
Illumination CAME from a roaring fire beneath a handsome marble mantelpiece surmounted by a gilded mirror.
Verb
EVERYONE likes eating sushi for dinner in our group.
Pronoun
Illumination came from a roaring fire BENEATH a handsome marble mantelpiece surmounted by a gilded mirror.
Adverb
Illumination came from a roaring fire beneath a handsome marble mantelpiece surmounted by a GILDED mirror.
Adjective
The villain hid nearby among the shadows, SO he could not be seen.
Conjunction
There are TOO many people who don’t graduate from high school.
Adverb
What is a subject?
What the sentence is about
What is a predicate?
The verb in the sentence